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IFPI 'First Wave' Sues 247 In Europe & Canada

Posted by timothy on from the litigious-society dept.

securitas writes "AP and many others report that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - IFPI - has sued 247 accused file-sharers in Germany, Denmark, Italy and Canada as part of an unprecedented, coordinated attack. The IFPI represents the global recording industry through its members - national associations like the IFPIG, DRIA, FIMI, CRIA and RIAA - and says it will launch more international lawsuits in the months ahead. You may also want to read the official IFPI 'first wave' press release/related documents and a statement by the IFPI's chairman and CEO. Lots of coverage at AP/AJC, USA Today, the New York Times, Reuters/CNN Money, ZDNet/CNet, Bloomberg , netimperative and the BBC. The timing of the international legal attacks is especially interesting in light of the recent study that indicates file-sharing has a negligible impact on music sales."

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  1. Re:Motherfucker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have a friend who lost dozens of friends when your president Bush invaded his homeland to steal Iraq's oil in the name of "terrorism" and "weapons of mass destruction".

    Too bad about your friend's mom but Excrement Occurs, this time it just happened close to home.

  2. Re:Huh? by francium+de+neobie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    me, me, me

    me too :)

  3. Ugh, all that can be said is: by jgrumbles · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cartman, "God dammit!"

  4. Re:Ignoring a Common Cause? by ratamacue · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    not all the wealthy people wanted Prohibition

    Just the ones who stood to gain from it: those in power (government), or those with close connections to those in power. Alcohol prohibition, like drug prohibition, is a very efficient way to expand the scope, cost, and power of government -- and that's exactly what it accomplished. Not only does prohibition itself require increased costs and power over the people, the widespread crime which naturally results from prohibition (when's the last time anybody was murdered over coffee?) provides "justification" for even more government. And of course, the fact that it doesn't work provides "justification" for even more expensive prohibitionist policies.

    Call me a conspiracy theorist, but nobody can dispute the fact that government stands to gain from prohibition.